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how they can use it in their daily lives. let's focus on and not pollute it. >> what you are a share in washington, who are you talking to? are you having to justify the money you are receiving from the united states? >> yes, just to justify the money we are receiving, not only for the organization. defector, the field is something they really focus. >> in afghanistan we have different rules of receiving information it is a radio. all over the country. it is mostly popular in the city's that we have that. printed media is also more of a usable thing or a tool and the places people are in a couple. nowadays we are having social media where people are receiving the news. more than the 3% of the population of afghanistan through radio. >> you mentioned the literacy rates. here in afghanistan, literacy rate over all 28%. mail literacy -- average imasco years is a 11 average. female 7. given the and the numbers, how difficult is your job of getting a promotion to afghanis. >> when you see 20% of the population is more than 72% are
how they can use it in their daily lives. let's focus on and not pollute it. >> what you are a share in washington, who are you talking to? are you having to justify the money you are receiving from the united states? >> yes, just to justify the money we are receiving, not only for the organization. defector, the field is something they really focus. >> in afghanistan we have different rules of receiving information it is a radio. all over the country. it is mostly popular in...
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for free transcripts or to give us your comments about this program, visit us at www.q-and- a.org. "q&a" programs are also available as c-span podcasts. >> next, the japanese prime minister talks about trade relations with the united relations with the united states.
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for free transcripts or to give us your comments about this program, visit us at www.q-and- a.org. "q&a" programs are also available as c-span podcasts. next, your calls and comments on washington journal. live at 2:00 p.m. general speeches. >> at age 25, she was one of the wealthiest widows in the colonies. during the revolution, while in her mid-40's, she was considered an enemy by the british, who threatened to take her hostage. later, she would become our nation's first first lady at age 57. meet martha washington, monday night, in the first program of c-span's new weekly series, "first ladies, influence and image." we will visit some places that influenced her life, colonial williamsburg, mount vernon, valley forge and philadelphia. be part of the conversation about martha washington with your phone calls, tweets, and facebook posts, live, monday night at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c- span, c-span radio and c- span.org.this morning, michigan governor talks about gun laws affecting his state. affecting his state.
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we need to help all of them and us to use this remarkable network in a positive way. some may say not now, not while. we have while. it's too expensive. believe me, my friends, these challenges will not get easier with time. there is no pause button on the future. we cannot choose when we would like to stop and restart our global responsibility or simply wait until the calendar says it is more convenient. it is not easy. but responding is the american thing to do. i will tell you, it is worth it. these programs which advance peace and security around the world, which open markets to american manufacturers, fostering stable societies to save lives by fighting disease and hunger, defended the universal rights of all people, advance freedom and dignity, bringing people together, nations together. addressing problems that transcend the separation of motions, giving hope to a new generation in an interactive world of citizens. in all those things it costs us as i just mentioned, about one penny of every dollar that we invest. america, you will not find a better deal anywhe
we need to help all of them and us to use this remarkable network in a positive way. some may say not now, not while. we have while. it's too expensive. believe me, my friends, these challenges will not get easier with time. there is no pause button on the future. we cannot choose when we would like to stop and restart our global responsibility or simply wait until the calendar says it is more convenient. it is not easy. but responding is the american thing to do. i will tell you, it is worth...
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let us say ge is a u.s. company, but let us talk about the european or asian companies that may be interested in investing on this side of the world. what will the u.s. due to distinguish itself? >> investment certainty. we need somehow not to have all of the focus on sequestration, debt limits. that is distracting to investors. the systems of competitiveness. education, regulation. tax reform. those things that say we want people to invest in the u.s. our fdi in the country has trailed a lot of other places in the world. some of it is education training. there are systems of competitiveness. we know what they are. it is trying to get more of a window on that. it also helps -- the president of the united states says i want people to invest in the united states. i want to create manufacturing. that is helpful. >> let me ask you about the policy debate. there is no need to be usually exclusion. on the democratic side, you have an emphasis on all of government. obama has a center for manufacturing. you talk abo
let us say ge is a u.s. company, but let us talk about the european or asian companies that may be interested in investing on this side of the world. what will the u.s. due to distinguish itself? >> investment certainty. we need somehow not to have all of the focus on sequestration, debt limits. that is distracting to investors. the systems of competitiveness. education, regulation. tax reform. those things that say we want people to invest in the u.s. our fdi in the country has trailed a...
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this would only be used in the same case as when you use a social security card. it just could not be forged. if we want to stop future flows, he is so right. i want to make a point. our goal is not to come back here 10 years from now. this means stopping future waves of immigration. other parts of it are something marco rubio has pushed, the entry-exit system. in other words, we have a biometric -- >> many people who are here legally have overstayed their visas. >> we have a biometric when you come into the country but not one when you leave. we have to fix that. second, the employers. why do illegal immigrants come here? it is simple. it is jobs. you can go to a province in southern mexico and make $3 per hour, below a minimum wage, lousy conditions, you are coming. we want to make sure employers do not hire people who are here illegally. the only way to do that is to have a card that is not affordable. right now, you can go down the street here and get a social security card or a driver's license or $100 that is forged. >> it sounds like you have the language,
this would only be used in the same case as when you use a social security card. it just could not be forged. if we want to stop future flows, he is so right. i want to make a point. our goal is not to come back here 10 years from now. this means stopping future waves of immigration. other parts of it are something marco rubio has pushed, the entry-exit system. in other words, we have a biometric -- >> many people who are here legally have overstayed their visas. >> we have a...
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you can always send us e-mail. "the chicago tribune" picked up the story, talking about a wide range of issues. gun violence is the main topic of the speech. the reporter says -- part of the speeches today look to congress and what they should do. here is what he had to say. gu[video clip] >> ivory -- i recognize not everybody has to agree with our issues. different from upstate and downstate illinois. these proposals deserve a vote in congress. they deserve a vote. [applause] and i want to thank those members of congress who are working together in a serious way to try to address this issue. host: playing off of that repeated phrase, that is the question we propose to you, whether you think they deserve a vote. whether you do or don't, you could call on the lines that represent you. we have put this on twitter as well. facebook 2. we had about 20 responses when we first started the program. here are a couple of them to get your sense of what is going on. christopher says they do deserve a vote. duane clem as this,
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-- causing us to do dumb things? because senator, you are here today as a potential secretary of defense, and it would seem to me that however you characterize them, you have suggested that there is an effective lobby out there, whether you call them the jewish lobby, the israeli lobby or israel lobby and that they succeed on doing dumb things through intimidation and that u.s. policy has been the wrong approach, because the intimidation has worked. so when you talked about the jewish lobby, were you talking about apack? minor pack? christians united or israel? and do you still believe that their success in this town is because of intimidation and that they are, as you stated, urging upon our government that we do dumb things? >> well, first, i have never been accused of political expediency. probably got me in some trouble, senator. second, to address the last comment and we'll go back to sanctions. i've already said i regret referencing the jewish lobby. i should have said pro-israel lobby. i think it's the only ti
-- causing us to do dumb things? because senator, you are here today as a potential secretary of defense, and it would seem to me that however you characterize them, you have suggested that there is an effective lobby out there, whether you call them the jewish lobby, the israeli lobby or israel lobby and that they succeed on doing dumb things through intimidation and that u.s. policy has been the wrong approach, because the intimidation has worked. so when you talked about the jewish lobby,...
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you can also let us know what you think using twitter. if you called us in the past 30 days, give others a chance to weigh in. the governors have talked about education, cybersecurity, and employment for people with disabilities. our first caller is jane, on the line from columbus. what did you think about what you heard? >> i liked what i heard. i am not a fan of public unions in the first place, to be honest. i feel at the teachers unions are having too much pull in the whole discussion. i understand they want to protect themselves and their collective bargaining rights, but i think a lot of the time the kids get lost in the shuffle. last year we had the teachers strike in chicago. i felt like there should never be a point when the kids are not in school, where teachers are not teaching. i like what the governor from oklahoma said, that she said we need to make sure the teachers coming out of our universities are better teachers. better teachers, not necessarily more teachers. i think that is important to understand. my dad does a lot o
you can also let us know what you think using twitter. if you called us in the past 30 days, give others a chance to weigh in. the governors have talked about education, cybersecurity, and employment for people with disabilities. our first caller is jane, on the line from columbus. what did you think about what you heard? >> i liked what i heard. i am not a fan of public unions in the first place, to be honest. i feel at the teachers unions are having too much pull in the whole...
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along the 6,200 is vincent ramirez. >> he used to patrol for mines in the rivers. and he was missing in action for about three months but then they told us they found him and we had services. >> reporter: few of the people here realized it will soon be 25 years since the fall of saigon. since the u.s. pulled out of vietnam. after years of -- at home, and since saigon was freed. >> he was going to be a doctor. he was just a good guy. we went and did a lot of stuff together. we snuck off campus and did all the goofy things you do. and he didn't have to go in, he didn't have to go to the army but he did it because he felt it was something he had to have done. that's when it really hit home. it was pretty new in the country. that's when you realize things -- life is pretty shallow. it was like a wake up call i guess. >> it was difficult for those who were in vietnam to explain what it was like to those who weren't. today many people brought their children here so that perhaps they could understand the war at least on an emotional level. they pointed the ages of many of
along the 6,200 is vincent ramirez. >> he used to patrol for mines in the rivers. and he was missing in action for about three months but then they told us they found him and we had services. >> reporter: few of the people here realized it will soon be 25 years since the fall of saigon. since the u.s. pulled out of vietnam. after years of -- at home, and since saigon was freed. >> he was going to be a doctor. he was just a good guy. we went and did a lot of stuff together. we...
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they allow us to be the way that we use the technology -- use the technology. that is incredibly powerful. that is overall what you really want to have happen, to be able to whittle away the technology, such that all the complication lies in the use. it is like a nice perk. the single layer you interact with -- that is why voice recognition has taken off to the degree it has and why siri is so interesting, this notion that you can talk, you can see what you're thinking, transcribe an e-mail, transcribe a text or research. that is the way you navigate and have every day of your life. there is a whole set of technology in supercomputers that with your voice, you can do them -- you can do with them what you want to do. >> is something akin to a walled garden, to ration, is that not such a bad thing? >> the application system that exists in apple is very curated, but absolutely beautiful. the reason why i do not think that is a bad thing is because it has raised user's expectations for design. people did not used to think about design or appreciate it. the fact tha
they allow us to be the way that we use the technology -- use the technology. that is incredibly powerful. that is overall what you really want to have happen, to be able to whittle away the technology, such that all the complication lies in the use. it is like a nice perk. the single layer you interact with -- that is why voice recognition has taken off to the degree it has and why siri is so interesting, this notion that you can talk, you can see what you're thinking, transcribe an e-mail,...
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or send us an e-mail. we will begin this e-mail with the hill newspaper and the house and house republicans proposing $30 million a year to fund cops in schools' programs. mark meadows and six other house republicans have proposed legislation that it spent $30 million a year on federal grants to help put police officers in schools across the country. according to a recent poll, 53% of americans believe increasing police presence at schools would be very effective in preventing future tragedies. -- we are getting your take on this this morning. armed guards in the schools as part of an overall effort to tighten gun laws. a democratic caller in florida, curtis, go ahead. caller: i'm a die-hard democrat, and i wish you would give democrats -- do not feel like it is fair. the issue of the armed guards, you're asking for cheaper -- i am active duty. i was in vietnam. you're asking for trouble. the media does it too much coverage -- what i mean, these guys in a fantasy world, i'm concerned that the media elevate
or send us an e-mail. we will begin this e-mail with the hill newspaper and the house and house republicans proposing $30 million a year to fund cops in schools' programs. mark meadows and six other house republicans have proposed legislation that it spent $30 million a year on federal grants to help put police officers in schools across the country. according to a recent poll, 53% of americans believe increasing police presence at schools would be very effective in preventing future tragedies....
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"newsweek" tells us there are 500,000 polyamorous relationships in the us. i think there is no relevant distinction between those and two man in love. both have the emotional union and have what makes a marriage. even the idea that it is a sexual relationship, perhaps the least controversial part of most people's vision of marriage emma becomes harder to explain. if all that contributes to marriage is a certain fostering of emotion and tenderness, then it is hard to see why sex is crucial, why it is not replaceable depending on temperament or taste, with other forms of activities or intimacy. that is some of the reason i think this vision of marriage gets marriage wrong. it misunderstands the human we have after. you might ask what difference it makes, why it is not just enshrined, this alternative vision of marriage in the law? i think to get a handle on that question we have to first ask why we recognize marriage at all. a puzzling thing. usually the less personal a relationship is, the more the state is involved. our business partnerships, but not so much
"newsweek" tells us there are 500,000 polyamorous relationships in the us. i think there is no relevant distinction between those and two man in love. both have the emotional union and have what makes a marriage. even the idea that it is a sexual relationship, perhaps the least controversial part of most people's vision of marriage emma becomes harder to explain. if all that contributes to marriage is a certain fostering of emotion and tenderness, then it is hard to see why sex is...
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i think both of us would say i understand but i think both of us disagree with that. one of the most frightening thoughts is we'll let the next generation deal with the long-term deficit budget. it gets harder the longer you put it off. i'm with you complete i will that making those decisions is very important now. i think where you differ from people on the right is being reasonable about when you phase it in. the last couple of years is we have to get the deficit down this year or we have to cut spending this year. in a vulnerable economy that is dangerous. i think it is more important to make the hard decisions, make your fiscal consolidations back loaded. to kick in gradually over time, think is the right policy for an economy like we have that is still vulnerable. >> talking about the short-term decisionings. can we pay our bills this year? given your view about nothing can happen in two years. >> define pay our bills. >> will the federal government honor our debt this summer? >> that is a question about the debt limit. >> yes. >> i think so. i think the most lik
i think both of us would say i understand but i think both of us disagree with that. one of the most frightening thoughts is we'll let the next generation deal with the long-term deficit budget. it gets harder the longer you put it off. i'm with you complete i will that making those decisions is very important now. i think where you differ from people on the right is being reasonable about when you phase it in. the last couple of years is we have to get the deficit down this year or we have to...
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yes, the skills involved that i use and we used, whoever does, our basic journalism skills, you have to know what the hell is going on. you have to know how to question and listen, those are journalism skills. i did not say that very well so thank you for the opportunity to correct myself. [laughter] >> yes, please. >> i am an engineering student. one of the things i love about the debates is they serve to detach the candidates from these big campaign machines and let you see them for who they are as people. where is the line between gotcha questions and questions that do not hit the point in terms of getting the candidates to be real humans? >> you are trying to get people to say things they mean, not what they did not mean. that is why i do not think some gotcha thing works. there are a lot of things. if somebody asked me who the president of some country, there are a whole lot of countries, i would not know the answer. i do not think that would have anything to do with whether i am person. it is just not my specialty or something. i think that is where the line is carried you are
yes, the skills involved that i use and we used, whoever does, our basic journalism skills, you have to know what the hell is going on. you have to know how to question and listen, those are journalism skills. i did not say that very well so thank you for the opportunity to correct myself. [laughter] >> yes, please. >> i am an engineering student. one of the things i love about the debates is they serve to detach the candidates from these big campaign machines and let you see them...
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bush and we are fortunate to be the school that makes us a&m. [applause] >>> book tv is on the road in philadelphia at the university of pennsylvania, and we are interviewing some professors who also happened to the authors and we want to introduce you to the dean of the university pennsylvania school of social policy and practice. this is richard on your screen. one of his books, his most recent is called "the third fly on government programs don't work and a blueprint for change." and doctor i'm here from the government and i am here to help you is that not true? >> not true. >> why not? >> because most government social programs, which is designed to help people don't actually help people and in some instances it is a little more than i hate saying this about viet do good of full employment act and lots of people would like to help but at the end of the day if you look at whether the needle has been moved and people have been held by substantial government programs and substantial amounts of money, the bottomline is very rarely are people hel
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use. the president talked about this in his date of the union speech. i have the tape. america must also -- >> america must also face the growing threat from cyber attacks. we know hackers steal people's identities and infiltrate private e-mails. we know foreign companies and countries swipe corporate secrets, and our enemies are seeking the ability to sabotage our power grid, our financial institutions, our air traffic control systems. we cannot look back years from now and wonder why we did nothing in the face of real threats to our security and our economy. >> ok. our enemies he said. is that china? >> look, i have a standing policy when i talk about china. china is not an enemy of the united states. there are no good reasons for china to become an enemy of the united states. there are non-heroic options to keep the relationship competitive, occasionally, maybe ostentation of, but never having to get to the level of conflict -- maybe, confrontational, i never having to get to the level
use. the president talked about this in his date of the union speech. i have the tape. america must also -- >> america must also face the growing threat from cyber attacks. we know hackers steal people's identities and infiltrate private e-mails. we know foreign companies and countries swipe corporate secrets, and our enemies are seeking the ability to sabotage our power grid, our financial institutions, our air traffic control systems. we cannot look back years from now and wonder why we...
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use. we've acted. where's the president's plan to avoid the sequester? have you seen one? i haven't seen one. all i've heard is he wants to raise taxes again. where's the president's plan? where is the senate democrats' plan? i want to see it. >> mr. speaker, you talked about the regular order of things. i spoke to -- no intention to be here friday or over the weekend if the sequester hits. if the president is successful, why not have the house ready to go to conference -- >> if the senate acts i'm sure the house will act quickly. >> if the sequester hits? >> if the senate acts i'm sure the house will act quickly. >> giving the president flexibility on the sequester [inaudible] >> you know, our goal is to make sure that the government is in fact funded, that there's no threat of a government shutdown. and we've been working with our members talking with our colleagues in the senate about how best to enact a continuing resolution to keep our government funded. >> last question, mr. speaker.
use. we've acted. where's the president's plan to avoid the sequester? have you seen one? i haven't seen one. all i've heard is he wants to raise taxes again. where's the president's plan? where is the senate democrats' plan? i want to see it. >> mr. speaker, you talked about the regular order of things. i spoke to -- no intention to be here friday or over the weekend if the sequester hits. if the president is successful, why not have the house ready to go to conference -- >> if the...
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and may the lord bless us, protect us from all evil, and bring us everlasting life, amen. the speaker pro tempore: the chair has examined the journal of the last day's proceedings and announces to the house his approval thereof. pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1, the journal stands approved. the chair will lead the house in the pledge of allegiance. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the chair lays before the house a communication. the clerk: the honorable the speaker, house of representatives. sir, pursuant to the permission granted in clause 2-h of rule 2 of the rules of the u.s. house of representatives, the clerk received the following message from the secretary of the senate on january 31, 2013, at 5:34 p.m. that the senate passed without amendment h.r. 325. signed, sincerely, karen l. haas. the speaker pro tempore: the chair lays before the house a communication. the clerk: the honorable the speaker, house of representatives. sir, pu
and may the lord bless us, protect us from all evil, and bring us everlasting life, amen. the speaker pro tempore: the chair has examined the journal of the last day's proceedings and announces to the house his approval thereof. pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1, the journal stands approved. the chair will lead the house in the pledge of allegiance. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with...
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sam, you gave it all to us and you deserve everything that happens to you. may god bless you and may god bless our troops. thanks you. mr. poe: i thank the gentleman. now yield to the gentleman from lubbock, texas, randy neugebauer. mr. neugebauer: i thank the gentleman and it's indeed an honor and privilege for me to participate in this recognition of our colleague, but more importantly my friend, sam johnson. when i got to congress, get to know people, particularly because sam was in the texas delegation, you know people started, do you know sam's story? and they would begin to tell me a few things about sam johnson. so some of the things that you're hearing tonight are things you would have never heard from sam johnson because sam doesn't talk about what he does. he just goes about doing the right thing. in fact he's got a history of serving this country. when you think about sam johnson, you think about service. you know a lot of people serve, sam has served our military, served in our texas house, and now in the united states congress, not everybody ser
sam, you gave it all to us and you deserve everything that happens to you. may god bless you and may god bless our troops. thanks you. mr. poe: i thank the gentleman. now yield to the gentleman from lubbock, texas, randy neugebauer. mr. neugebauer: i thank the gentleman and it's indeed an honor and privilege for me to participate in this recognition of our colleague, but more importantly my friend, sam johnson. when i got to congress, get to know people, particularly because sam was in the...
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we do not use them. in sight -- in chicago, you have strict gun control measures so the pool of potential victims is largely unharmed. -- unarmed. in chicago, out of 90 federal jurisdictions, chicago is number 89 in prosecution of crimes committed with guns. what do you know if you are a criminal in chicago? your potential victim is probably not going to be able to do anything if you are robbing him or whatever. you do not get any additional criminal penalties for using a gun. criminals in their own mind is rational. if is sentence is haven certain which it can be you are less likely to be using a gun. the government is not doing it, such prosecutions are down 35% during the administration. the president said it is time to prosecute gun crimes. we have laws and they are there. u.s. attorneys say with them, -- to them, you bring in somebody committed of a crime and i will send them to federal prison if they had a firearm. that can be done today. >> we want to thank you for doing this. my apologies. >> i a
we do not use them. in sight -- in chicago, you have strict gun control measures so the pool of potential victims is largely unharmed. -- unarmed. in chicago, out of 90 federal jurisdictions, chicago is number 89 in prosecution of crimes committed with guns. what do you know if you are a criminal in chicago? your potential victim is probably not going to be able to do anything if you are robbing him or whatever. you do not get any additional criminal penalties for using a gun. criminals in...
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as any of us will it. they develop a sixth sense about out what they do will affect your ability to raise money. they become shape shifters, as they adjust their views and light of what they will no to help them raise money. a democrat from virginia said always been to the green -- always lean to the green. point that reformsnchor the founders, is highly unlikely. the united states is worse than lesterland. you can imagine if we lesters get a letter say you can pick the candidate is, you and magic you can aspire to some aristocracy of ideals to make the government a better place. lesters come from all parts of society. we might think it is our job to act in the interest of lesterland. it is possible that lesters act for the good of lesterland. shifting coalition of people who comprise .05% are driven by issues just over the horizon that congress will address after that election. in this sense the united states is worse than lesterland. whenever one wants to say about lesterland, in usaland, lesterland it i
as any of us will it. they develop a sixth sense about out what they do will affect your ability to raise money. they become shape shifters, as they adjust their views and light of what they will no to help them raise money. a democrat from virginia said always been to the green -- always lean to the green. point that reformsnchor the founders, is highly unlikely. the united states is worse than lesterland. you can imagine if we lesters get a letter say you can pick the candidate is, you and...
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they say it shows the blueprint of the tunnel used in the second nuclear test at north korea's test site in 2009. the photo shows the tunnel stretching horizontally from its entrance on the left of the screen. it then goes into a spiral and a nuclear device is believed to be housed at the end. the tunnel appears to have nine gates designed to seal in gas. south korean defense ministry representatives say radioactive material leaked during the north's first nuclear test in 2006, they believe that may have prompted officials in pyongyang to dig be a tunnel shaped like a fish hook for 2009. they suggest north korean authorities will use a similar design if they follow through with their threat to conduct a third test. >>> asian governments are working hard to try to stop that from happening and they're hoping china can do something because it's north korea's ally. diplomats agreed they will continue to press authorities in pyongyang to hold off. leaders met. lim says they must be relentless in pursuing this. south korean and chinese officials will stay in closer contact over the nuclear tes
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exactly the things that got us in the mess in the first place. >> i have to say we've gotten used to that kind of answer. he promises, he promises a better tomorrow, and tomorrow never comes. that is the reality. and he couldn't deny the fact that we're 18th out of 20 country. were done worse than the u.s.a., worse than candidate, worse than germany, worse than france because of his decisions. now last week, now last week the chief economist of the imf said this. he said if things look bad and at the beginning of 2013, which they do, he was talking about the uk, then you should be a reassessment of fiscal policy. so prime minister, after two years of no growth, county prime minister tells what he should do anything differently in the next two years? >> first of all i would say that he should listen to the managing director of the imf who said this, she said this, when i think back myself in may 2010 when uk deficit was at 11%, when you were in office, right? and i tried to imagine, and i tried to imagine what the situation would be like to take if no such fiscal consolidation program
exactly the things that got us in the mess in the first place. >> i have to say we've gotten used to that kind of answer. he promises, he promises a better tomorrow, and tomorrow never comes. that is the reality. and he couldn't deny the fact that we're 18th out of 20 country. were done worse than the u.s.a., worse than candidate, worse than germany, worse than france because of his decisions. now last week, now last week the chief economist of the imf said this. he said if things look...
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, of course, have many, many more bicyclists using it. and of course we have an excellent ferry system and bus system. so, we have a lot of work to do out there with improving transit. we've been able to do that even though we've had some serious financial issues over the last years -- last few years, but i'm optimistic we can continue to do so. so, we do have an excellent staff out there, great group of workers in all the trades. the bus drivers and so forth, and i'm proud to be able to work with them. so, thank you. >> thank you. any questions? okay, thank you. >>> hello again, supervisors. when i got here, as i did when i was a boy on muni and sat in the back of the bus, a few folks from the trades and unions including professional technical engineers [speaker not understood], i'll ask them to stand so i can acknowledge their presence. [speaker -- electiontritions can stand, too, and the plumbers. i have appreciated the two years the board has given me so far on the board of directors of the golden gate highway and transportation distr
, of course, have many, many more bicyclists using it. and of course we have an excellent ferry system and bus system. so, we have a lot of work to do out there with improving transit. we've been able to do that even though we've had some serious financial issues over the last years -- last few years, but i'm optimistic we can continue to do so. so, we do have an excellent staff out there, great group of workers in all the trades. the bus drivers and so forth, and i'm proud to be able to work...
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they have asked us, they have given us the privilege to do that for them. we're hear, minds focused, sleeves rolled up, because we know we have work to do. we know we need to have a leader of this country who is ready to get to work. my friends, i don't think there is any doubt in november, the american people decided they knew who they wanted to be their leader for the next four years. [cheers and applause] we are very pleased that today we convey a message to our president, barack obama that we are ready to work. we see what it means to work. under the leadership of our leader and then speaker nancy pelosi we work with president obama to make sure we turn -- we turn an economy that was hemorrhaging 800,000 jobs a month. we have turned it into a economy that has created 6 million jobs over the last three years. under the leadership of president obama and our leader nancy pelosi, we have helped 105 million americans who no longer have to fear if their child contracts diabetes or in an accident that they will run out of insurance before that child is ready t
they have asked us, they have given us the privilege to do that for them. we're hear, minds focused, sleeves rolled up, because we know we have work to do. we know we need to have a leader of this country who is ready to get to work. my friends, i don't think there is any doubt in november, the american people decided they knew who they wanted to be their leader for the next four years. [cheers and applause] we are very pleased that today we convey a message to our president, barack obama that...
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host: willie is with us on the line. caller: i look at it like this, when you have a drought, in order to break the drought, everybody has to pay for it. a storm, you have to have a hurricane or a tornado to break a drought. some people are going to get flooded out. so i hope that it will go through. let it do what it is supposed to do and get this stuff straightened out. everybody's looking out for themselves. i worked for general motors. the only thing that got general motors back on track was they had to file bankruptcy and get rid of the waste they had. this is all i've got to say. host: thanks for calling. last week in the wall street journal, there was an op ed's by an assistant secretary of state during the bush administration. he was also the former chief of staff to senator dick lugar of indiana. his op-ed -- this was in the wall street journal last week. ray in myrtle beach, south carolina, independent line. should sequestration be allowed? caller: good morning. yes, it should. this was the deal made in 2011. d
host: willie is with us on the line. caller: i look at it like this, when you have a drought, in order to break the drought, everybody has to pay for it. a storm, you have to have a hurricane or a tornado to break a drought. some people are going to get flooded out. so i hope that it will go through. let it do what it is supposed to do and get this stuff straightened out. everybody's looking out for themselves. i worked for general motors. the only thing that got general motors back on track...
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us for help. you're why i'm on the planet. >> thank you. you may not be the only -- [laughter] thank you. we have today ariella senior staff attorney at the women's rights project at the american civil liberties union. she is also very engaged in looking at this area and is going to share with us some of her perspectives on the challenges moving forward in 'em me menation. >> thank you. >> and i first want to thank conference organizers and women in international security and of course our partner in work on many issues affecting women in the military. and to my friend, anne coughlin for inviting me. i first met anne several years before either of these lawsuits working on a whole different issue and realized any issue where she got involved would be in good shape. i also want to give a special thank you not only to all of the service women, especially those who have spoken today, but in particular to four who i've gotten to know over the course of representing them in the lawsuit, and they are al
us for help. you're why i'm on the planet. >> thank you. you may not be the only -- [laughter] thank you. we have today ariella senior staff attorney at the women's rights project at the american civil liberties union. she is also very engaged in looking at this area and is going to share with us some of her perspectives on the challenges moving forward in 'em me menation. >> thank you. >> and i first want to thank conference organizers and women in international security and...
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let us a ge is a u.s. company, but let us talk about the european or asian companies that may be interested in investing on this side of the world. what will the u.s. due to distinguish itself? >> investment certainty. we need some how not to have all of the focus on sequestration, debt limits. that is distracting to investors. the systems of competitiveness. education, regulation. tax reform. those things that say we want people to invest in the u.s. our f.d.i in the country has trailed a lot of other places in the world. some of it is education training. there are systems of competitiveness. we know what they are. it is trying to get more of a window on that. it also helps -- the president of the united states says i want people to invest in the united states. i want to create a manufacturing. that is helpful. >> let me ask you about the policy debate. there is no need to be usually excuses -- exclusion. on the democratic side, you have an emphasis on all of government. obama t as a senate for manufactur
let us a ge is a u.s. company, but let us talk about the european or asian companies that may be interested in investing on this side of the world. what will the u.s. due to distinguish itself? >> investment certainty. we need some how not to have all of the focus on sequestration, debt limits. that is distracting to investors. the systems of competitiveness. education, regulation. tax reform. those things that say we want people to invest in the u.s. our f.d.i in the country has trailed...
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he joins us until 8:30. here are the numbers to reach out to him -- if you want to send us a tweet, @cspanwj. or reach out was on facebook, facebook.com/cs and. if trust as a rebuilding exercise company -- facebook.com/cspan. if trust is rebuilding exercise company -exercise- -- exercise, how do we fix it? guest: we have had some long run at trans which i think are affecting -- trends which i think are affecting it. it used to be that media companies dominated the war -- the airwaves. now we have a world dominated by investigative reporters. what we're seeing is some signs that we might be seeing, early signs of recovery in some areas. i will give you a few examples. the mortgage market -- we have seen banks starting to increase their mortgage portfolios. that is one example. i mentioned the securitization markets, where mortgages get thrown into these mortgage- backed securities. that market is in bad shape. i have seen other secured as asian markets -- securitization markets -- auto loans, student loans, t
he joins us until 8:30. here are the numbers to reach out to him -- if you want to send us a tweet, @cspanwj. or reach out was on facebook, facebook.com/cs and. if trust as a rebuilding exercise company -- facebook.com/cspan. if trust is rebuilding exercise company -exercise- -- exercise, how do we fix it? guest: we have had some long run at trans which i think are affecting -- trends which i think are affecting it. it used to be that media companies dominated the war -- the airwaves. now we...
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they are cramming us on one cable car. come to clement street and balboa as we celebrate the year of the snake. thank you. >> so usually every year we end up seeing sort of the same faces we have been here at many events. and we are lucky this year to welcome a new face to the program, district 7, norman yee. >> thank you. how are you? having a good time? last year was the year of the dragon. and it was a good year. a year of growth in the city. and for our asian-american population, which actually reached 34%. it was also a year of growth for myself. as i was sworn in as a member of the board of supervisors. and for the first time in san francisco history there now an ashi asian-american mayor and five asian-american supervisors. this is the year of the snake, and i hope that the city will be focused and disciplined in order to achieve what we as a city set out to create. in our tradition with our year of snake. i am excited in the work of my colleague in the spirit of collaboration and work with focus and discipline as c
they are cramming us on one cable car. come to clement street and balboa as we celebrate the year of the snake. thank you. >> so usually every year we end up seeing sort of the same faces we have been here at many events. and we are lucky this year to welcome a new face to the program, district 7, norman yee. >> thank you. how are you? having a good time? last year was the year of the dragon. and it was a good year. a year of growth in the city. and for our asian-american...
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exactly the things that got us into the mess in the first place. >> i have to say that we have got used to that kind of answer from the prime minister. he promises a better tomorrow and tomorrow never comes. that is the reality. and he couldn't deny the fact that we're 18th out of 20 countries. we've done worse than the u.s.a., worse than canada, worse than germany, worse than france because of his decisions. now, last week, the chief economist of the i.m.f. said this. he said, if things look bad at the beginning of 2013, which they do -- and he was talking about the u.k. then there should be a reassessment of fiscal policy. so, mr. speaker, after two years of no growth, can the prime minister tell us whether he thinks he should do anything differently in the next two years? >> well, first of all, i would say that he should listen to the managing director of the i.m.f. who said this -- she said this, when i think back myself of may 2010 when the u.k. deficit was at 11%, when you were in office, right? and i tried to imagine what the situation would be like today if no such fiscal consol
exactly the things that got us into the mess in the first place. >> i have to say that we have got used to that kind of answer from the prime minister. he promises a better tomorrow and tomorrow never comes. that is the reality. and he couldn't deny the fact that we're 18th out of 20 countries. we've done worse than the u.s.a., worse than canada, worse than germany, worse than france because of his decisions. now, last week, the chief economist of the i.m.f. said this. he said, if things...
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president, helped lead us. -- help lead us. and on like anybody else on this stage, you are the commander in chief -- unlike anyone else on this stage. do you really want your legacy to be that you let the american congress into a deal that would destroy the military at the time it would need it the most? do you want to pivot to asia? how do you do that with 232 ships? when about iran acquiringhave you modernize the f-16 and the f-18? had you go deep into iran without the f-22 and the at-35 -- f-35 coming into being? our enemy would love this to happen here i'm sure iran is very supportive of sequestration. i am sure that al qaeda training camps all over the world would be pleased with the fact that sequestration would gut the cia and the intelligence platforms we have to follow them around. it is not just about planes and tanks, the smallest airforce as in the history of the country, the smallest navy since 1915, the smallest farms since 1940. -- the smallest army since 1940. it is about the cia. it is their intelligence gathe
president, helped lead us. -- help lead us. and on like anybody else on this stage, you are the commander in chief -- unlike anyone else on this stage. do you really want your legacy to be that you let the american congress into a deal that would destroy the military at the time it would need it the most? do you want to pivot to asia? how do you do that with 232 ships? when about iran acquiringhave you modernize the f-16 and the f-18? had you go deep into iran without the f-22 and the at-35 --...
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form partnerships with us, let us give you advice, let us tell you how to deal with this threat. and they made great inroads in this administration in that approach. but the blindness of the larger jihadist threat, the enterprise that is being pursued by the muslim brotherhood abroad, has resulted in the practice of drone delivered assassinations of al qaeda figures with what many are questioning or arguing is due process without that. and this administration's repeated declaration that al qaeda is being defeated. they know not of what they speak. the idea that al qaeda is being defeated is helping recruit others who are radical jihadists, because they are able to point to a united states administration that is so blind and so uninformed of what really is going on that they think al qaeda's on the decline when radical jihad is on its way up. the drone technique of killing american citizens and killing radical jihadists is apparently felt by this administration to be a very advanced and practical approach. well, it does avoid putting americans at risk right now, with you those sam
form partnerships with us, let us give you advice, let us tell you how to deal with this threat. and they made great inroads in this administration in that approach. but the blindness of the larger jihadist threat, the enterprise that is being pursued by the muslim brotherhood abroad, has resulted in the practice of drone delivered assassinations of al qaeda figures with what many are questioning or arguing is due process without that. and this administration's repeated declaration that al...
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i used to be an accountant. i can tell you raising taxes on the wealthy will do nothing unless we can eliminate offshore accounts. if we could just do that, i think a sequester would almost be unnecessary. it would close the existing loopholes. i do not know what to say. congress, having them lose 20 percent of their pay would do nothing. they would not even notice a 20 percent cut. guest: 2 points. one is our spending cuts like this necessary and a good bit? the second is what about taxes? it is interesting because what carol is proposing a cutting loopholes and deductions is on the table when is the poster was implemented in that i know the obama administration was more partial to a proposal where we would see across-the-board cuts in deductions, which would disproportionately hit the wealthy. that did not a ticket -- that did not get agreed to for fairly obvious reasons. house republicans do not like that as much as revenue cuts. even if you believe you need $110 billion in cuts this year to the federal budge
i used to be an accountant. i can tell you raising taxes on the wealthy will do nothing unless we can eliminate offshore accounts. if we could just do that, i think a sequester would almost be unnecessary. it would close the existing loopholes. i do not know what to say. congress, having them lose 20 percent of their pay would do nothing. they would not even notice a 20 percent cut. guest: 2 points. one is our spending cuts like this necessary and a good bit? the second is what about taxes? it...
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will tell us more watch the full program in about two. time here's a little bit of what you can expect. everybody is doing it then is well i devalued recently by over thirty percent in the u.k. the pound has pound sterling has fallen by over ten percent against international currencies and yet their export market is up barely point one percent so it hasn't worked for them they showed up to a global currency war with their feet paper and it hasn't done anything for them you know if you show up to a gunfight with a knife chances are you're going to have your guts ripped out shot dead in the street like a dog show up to a currency war with paper like mervyn king or ben bernanke here these other central bank lands and you'll also be eviscerated gunned down in the street by the gold vigilantes and that's a good thing. now let's take a look at some other news from around the globe this hour in bahrain and there have been clashes after the funeral of a teenager who was allegedly shot by the authorities during a rally hundreds of threw stones at
will tell us more watch the full program in about two. time here's a little bit of what you can expect. everybody is doing it then is well i devalued recently by over thirty percent in the u.k. the pound has pound sterling has fallen by over ten percent against international currencies and yet their export market is up barely point one percent so it hasn't worked for them they showed up to a global currency war with their feet paper and it hasn't done anything for them you know if you show up...
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you can contact us on twitter or facebook or e-mail us. here's our facebook page this morning with a poll on your favorite president. you can put in your 2 cents on our facebook page. on facebook -- post your comments. give us who you like and why, on our facebook page. also, send us a tweet. here's a gallup poll that was taken in 2011. that was the gallup poll taken in 2011. in 2012, also -- we're getting your take this morning on this president's day. who is your favorite and why? the phone numbers -- all others, 202-585-3882. we will get to your phone calls. but voice of america put out a piece, talking about the u.s. celebrating president's day. it first became a federal holiday in 1879 to celebrate the february 22nd birthday of george washington, the first u.s. president. joe in maryland, democrat, hi. caller: my favorit would have to have been bill clinton. there are so many to choose from. i was very young. it was in high school at the time. he put into place a lot of laws that allow for people like me to go to college. beyond that,
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for free transcripts or to give us your comments, visit us at q -and-eight.org. programs are also available as c-span podcasts. >> next, british prime minister takes questions from the house of commons and then questions on how to apply to the current set of congress. and a chance to see "q&a" with political columnist mark shields. on the next "washington journal, julian conti talks about discrimination against hiring the
for free transcripts or to give us your comments, visit us at q -and-eight.org. programs are also available as c-span podcasts. >> next, british prime minister takes questions from the house of commons and then questions on how to apply to the current set of congress. and a chance to see "q&a" with political columnist mark shields. on the next "washington journal, julian conti talks about discrimination against hiring the
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the spiral is upon us. how on earth can it be stopped? by the end of the 1960s, the question wasn'onlyeal, but urgent. president johnson shrugged off the importance of inflation. but by early 1969, when the inflation rate climbed to over 5%, it could no longer be ignored. the business community and consumer groups demanded that something be done. the responsibility was left to richard nixon. the primary responsibility for controlling inflation rests with the national administration and its handling of fiscal and monetary affairs. but would this president be willing to accept the traditional keynesian approach to reduce demand by increasing taxes? chief economic advisor paul mccracken exains nixon's reluctae. i don't know oanypolitical n short of a war, where there isn't hesitancy about increasing taxes. that's the least popular thing the political system wants to hea increased taxes were likely not only to cut inflation, also to slow the economy. nin believed t 1960 economiclowdown had costim the presidency, anhis eye was w on t 197electi
the spiral is upon us. how on earth can it be stopped? by the end of the 1960s, the question wasn'onlyeal, but urgent. president johnson shrugged off the importance of inflation. but by early 1969, when the inflation rate climbed to over 5%, it could no longer be ignored. the business community and consumer groups demanded that something be done. the responsibility was left to richard nixon. the primary responsibility for controlling inflation rests with the national administration and its...